The Forty Second

Once the fog cleared up Phantom was in tatters and broken bits along with her weapons. Sicarius withdrew his weapons and started to walk away before he had another cold shiver hit his spine. Oh I forgot to mention that she may be unique and first of her kind but she still retained the [Self-Evolve] skill, she doesn't have the reconstruct skill but rather [Gear Reconstruct] skill. So at that very moment the ground shook and an even denser purple fog was surrounding her as she yelled out, "More! Give me More so I can feel Alive!" When she yelled that out Sicarius quickly drew his weapons and watched as she stood up, her wounds healed, her gear was remade out of thin air surrounded by purple mana, and she had a smile on her face that would make any sane being run for their lives. It was the smile of a psychopathic battle maniac.

In an instant the arena was covered in her thicker purple fog and she moved faster and stronger than before in attacking Sicarius. It seems that her [Self-Evolve] skill works much faster than all of the other golems. I wonder if there are any specific conditions behind that. Not only was Phantom constantly slashing at Sicarius but was also launching wind magic at him. Crazy enough though Sicarius was also moving faster than before and was dodging each attack while attacking back at the same time. The fight consisted of extreme speed attacking and dodging back and forth. For the first time since I created Sicarius I saw him smiling. It seems that he has a true challenge on his hands this time around. He has been on the verge of death before while fighting but the feeling of this fight was something different. It was like an elegant dance that you didn't want to end that went on for more than an hour before anything different happened.

At that very moment Sicarius struck her down a second time and didn't wait for her to get up so he threw daggers in her arms and legs that were enchanted to chain down the target. However Sicarius still stood there in wait for a few minutes before speaking out to the passed out Phantom. "What are you doing? The fun has just begun and you're going to leave me like this? You haven't even knocked me down once don't give up on me now!" When Sicarius uttered these words it surprised everyone including Phantom who slightly twitches when she heard those words. Then as if on cue she breaks out into a smile and sticks out her tongue before easily breaking the daggers embedded in her and regenerating like it was nothing. She spoke up after she gained her bearings, rebuilt her bodysuit and weapons.

"If you really want me to knock you down then I'll have to use one of my little trump cards just for you sweetheart." She stuck her tongue out and slightly pulled her skin below her eyelid down before she started chanting. "I Shall destroy your dreams and forever remain in your nightmares, My power moves worlds, Spectral Imprisonment!" When she finished her chant an even thicker fog that not even Elaine and Dan could see through surrounded Sicarius and he was surrounded by gastly like bars connected to make a literal cage. Phantom made fake copies of herself all over the fog to attack Sicarius and he didn't show a hint of fear. In fact he was ecstatic. I swear I'm starting to wonder if all of my subordinates are secretly battle maniacs. Actually it's not really a secret if they constantly show it. Moving on, the two of them seemed to be enjoying each and every second of this fight and after a few minutes Phantom managed to put Sicarius in a corner.

[POV CHANGE TO PHANTOM]

Ever since I was created by my Lord and Master Nemesis I was fascinated by the process that brought me into being. He told me that I was originally just going to be a mere copy of a certain Ratman named Sicarius. Instead however, not only am I of the opposite sex, but I am also an entirely new being so I take pride in that fact. My first and main task was to observe Sicarius during his dungeon dives and choose what path of fighting I wanted to take. Along with observing Sicarius however I also asked my master how he fought to find out that his style of fighting is very different from most of the clan even though he is the head. When I chose to utilize both of their fighting styles at once, it was difficult since they were entirely different because one relied solely on speed while the other required fine movements and precision. My one biggest benefit however is that as a Specter Golem I can perform movements not normal to most of the clan.

When the tournament began and I was given the opportunity to fight Sicarius I almost wet myself in excitement of how thrilling the fight would be. Each and every second of the fight felt like minutes. Each time I would strike Sicarius and he would return with his own I would enjoy the fight that much more. The biggest highlight of the fight however was when he spoke out to me when I couldn't even move an inch from his daggers. I was truly going to give him the match right then and there because I felt satisfied. However he told me that I shouldn't give up and that he was enjoying the fight. After he made that statement I may or may not have soaked my lower region at the thought of fighting him more so I made the decision to bring everything to the table and go all out.

[POV CHANGE BACK TO NEMESIS]

In an instant Sicarius was attacked from all sides simultaneously by all of Phantom's clones and her real self. He had no way to avoid the attack and couldn't escape so he took the strikes while taking out as many clones as possible in the process. All of the clones were taken out and Phantom stood there standing as the fog cleared to reveal Sicarius with katanas and dagger all over his body. He spit out a pool of blood on the ground and fell to his knees. However what shocked most of the onlookers wasn't the fact that he wasn't knocked out yet but the fact that he was smiling. In a few moments he started to laugh and for the first time during the fight Phantom visibly shook. Hell not even I expected what was happening at that moment. He surrounded himself in blood red mana making a tornado of mana. In the middle of it he stopped laughing and roared as the weapons from his body flew out towards Phantom at an unbelievable speed that she barely managed to avoid.